Philippines vs Poland: Urban area over the long-term

Philippines
6,191 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Poland
6,328 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Philippines rank
26th
Poland rank
25th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Philippines
  • Poland
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6,328 km² per grid cell against 6,191 km² per grid cell in Philippines, a difference of 137 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 26th and Poland ranks 25th of 202 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.4564 km² per grid cell 0.456 km² per grid cell Poland
1100s 0.0018 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell Poland
1200s 0.0079 km² per grid cell 7.39 km² per grid cell 7.38 km² per grid cell Poland
1300s 0.0312 km² per grid cell 34.5 km² per grid cell 34.47 km² per grid cell Poland
1400s 0.1154 km² per grid cell 103.5 km² per grid cell 103.39 km² per grid cell Poland
1500s 0.4123 km² per grid cell 161.3 km² per grid cell 160.89 km² per grid cell Poland
1600s 1.98 km² per grid cell 255.26 km² per grid cell 253.28 km² per grid cell Poland
1700s 9.28 km² per grid cell 163.18 km² per grid cell 153.9 km² per grid cell Poland
1710s 11.1 km² per grid cell 166.4 km² per grid cell 155.3 km² per grid cell Poland
1720s 12.86 km² per grid cell 169.22 km² per grid cell 156.36 km² per grid cell Poland
1730s 14.86 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 155.61 km² per grid cell Poland
1740s 17.12 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 153.35 km² per grid cell Poland
1750s 19.68 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 150.79 km² per grid cell Poland
1760s 22.57 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 147.89 km² per grid cell Poland
1770s 25.84 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 144.63 km² per grid cell Poland
1780s 29.52 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 140.95 km² per grid cell Poland
1790s 33.66 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 136.8 km² per grid cell Poland
1800s 38.33 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 132.13 km² per grid cell Poland
1810s 43.59 km² per grid cell 211.21 km² per grid cell 167.62 km² per grid cell Poland
1820s 49.49 km² per grid cell 267.64 km² per grid cell 218.15 km² per grid cell Poland
1830s 62.49 km² per grid cell 326.16 km² per grid cell 263.68 km² per grid cell Poland
1840s 82.12 km² per grid cell 393.59 km² per grid cell 311.46 km² per grid cell Poland
1850s 107.93 km² per grid cell 467.3 km² per grid cell 359.37 km² per grid cell Poland
1860s 141.96 km² per grid cell 583.66 km² per grid cell 441.7 km² per grid cell Poland
1870s 181.48 km² per grid cell 715.09 km² per grid cell 533.61 km² per grid cell Poland
1880s 226.5 km² per grid cell 914.81 km² per grid cell 688.31 km² per grid cell Poland
1890s 278.4 km² per grid cell 1,148 km² per grid cell 870.02 km² per grid cell Poland
1900s 344.37 km² per grid cell 1,357 km² per grid cell 1,013 km² per grid cell Poland
1910s 450.38 km² per grid cell 1,588 km² per grid cell 1,137 km² per grid cell Poland
1920s 579.34 km² per grid cell 1,547 km² per grid cell 967.45 km² per grid cell Poland
1930s 698.97 km² per grid cell 1,966 km² per grid cell 1,267 km² per grid cell Poland
1940s 762 km² per grid cell 2,043 km² per grid cell 1,281 km² per grid cell Poland
1950s 762 km² per grid cell 2,461 km² per grid cell 1,699 km² per grid cell Poland
1960s 828.91 km² per grid cell 3,362 km² per grid cell 2,533 km² per grid cell Poland
1970s 1,104 km² per grid cell 4,095 km² per grid cell 2,990 km² per grid cell Poland
1980s 1,700 km² per grid cell 4,937 km² per grid cell 3,238 km² per grid cell Poland
1990s 2,815 km² per grid cell 5,389 km² per grid cell 2,574 km² per grid cell Poland
2000s 3,946 km² per grid cell 5,504 km² per grid cell 1,558 km² per grid cell Poland
2010s 4,966 km² per grid cell 5,811 km² per grid cell 844.61 km² per grid cell Poland
2020s 5,883 km² per grid cell 6,218 km² per grid cell 334.97 km² per grid cell Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Philippines or Poland?
Poland, at 6,328 km² per grid cell against 6,191 km² per grid cell in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Philippines and Poland?
137 km² per grid cell, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Poland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Poland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Philippines ranks 26th and Poland ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.